With the Assembly elections just round the corner in neighbouring Haryana, the Excise Department of the city have launched a special drive against the persons involved in the trade of illicit liquor.
Neeraj Semwal, Commissioner Excise, said on Saturday that the Intelligence Bureau of Excise Department has seized 4,692 bottles of illicit liquor of different brands like Rasila Santra, Impact Whisky, Asli Santra and Imperial Blue Whisky from various parts of the national Capital.
Semwal said that the confiscated lot of illicit liqour was non-duty paid in the Capital and was being carried by the accused unauthorisedly. A case was registered at Burari Police Station against Bharat Bhushan and Sunil Kumar, residents of Sant Nagar and Kamalpur respectively, in which 480 bottles of Asli Santra were recovered from Haryana. One vehicle also was seized in this case.
Another FIR has been registered in Jahangirpuri police Station wherein the accused person is absconding In this case, 480 bottles of Rasila Santra Brand and 840 Bottles of Impact Whisky for sale in Haryana were recovered. One vehicle Tempo TATA- 407 was also seized in this case.
The Commissioner added that another FIR was registered in Kalyanpuri Police Station against Suresh, resident of Village Attal, Dist. Sonepat, Haryana for carrying 612 bottles of Rasila Santra Brand for sale in Haryana. A Baleno car being used to ferry the liquor has been seized.
In another case registered against Vijay, resident of Subhash Mohalla, Faridabad, Haryana at Mayur Vihar Police Station, Excise department officials recovered 696 bottles of Impact Whisky for sale in Haryana. Another FIR No.795 was registered at Mandawali Police Station against Sombir Singh, resident of Vidya Nagar, Bhiwani, Haryana in which 420 bottles of Besto Whisky and 180 bottles of Rasila Santra for sale in Haryana were recovered. Excise officials lodged another FIR against three persons namely Ashish, Vikas and Harmail all from Humanyu Pur, Rohtak, Haryana at Frash Bazar Police Station and confiscated 228 bottles of Besto Whisky and 312 Bottles of Rasila Santra for sale in Haryana.
Semwal added that Excise Department during its raids conducted at various places has seized a huge number of illicit liquor. The Department has recovered 36924 bottles of illicit liquor of different brands and cases were registered against the accused in different Police Stations in the Capital under Delhi Excise Act 2009. The vehicles used in the crime were also confiscated. In its action against the liquor mafia, the excise Department has seized 41616 Bottles of illicit liquor in Delhi during last few week.